Ex-NFL star shares Super Bowl advice he would give to Sam Darnold, Drake Maye

Former NFL star quarterback Matt Hasselbeck talks to Fox News Digital about his Super Bowl experience and if he has any regrets.

Three-time Pro Bowler Matt Hasselbeck accumulated a lot of experience in his 18-year NFL career, including one Super Bowl appearance.

Hasselbeck led the Seattle Seahawks to Super Bowl XL against the Pittsburgh Steelers but lost the game 21-10. During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Hasselbeck was asked what advice he would give to Sam Darnold and Drake Maye, who are both making their first Super Bowl starts.

The 50-year-old’s advice was simple: just have fun.

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (8) scrambles with the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dec. 6, 2015. (Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY Sports)

"Well, have fun. I think that's a major thing. You know, my dad (Don Hasselbeck) actually won Super Bowl XVIII with the Raiders against Washington, and I just remember that team had so much fun. Like they were the silver and black, the Raiders, all that, but they had fun," Hasselbeck told Fox News Digital in a recent interview with the Family Heart Foundation.

"And even like when I got drafted to the Green Bay Packers, they had just come off two consecutive Super Bowls. And Brett Favre and those guys, like they had fun. I would say in Seattle, like without really knowing that we were having fun, like we were cutting it, because it didn't feel like a job."

Hasselbeck completed 26 of his 49 passes for 279 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the loss. He urged Darnold and Maye to cut it loose but, no matter what, just to take it one play at a